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Ludomusicology Research Group @ludomusicology.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Check out the programme of the first French-language conference on #Ludomusicology, featuring keynotes by Dominic Arsenault and our very own Melanie Fritsch! 😊 #gamemusic #gamestudies #vgm #gamesound #gaming

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LudoBande @ludobande.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Wir gehen in die Verlängerung! Es gibt jetzt noch 2 Wochen zusätzlich Zeit, um Abstracts für die Ludobandentagung „Spielerfahrung“ einzureichen. Die neue Deadline ist der 15. September 26. Wir freuen uns auf eure Einreichungen! Den vollständigen Call findet ihr hier: www.uibk.ac.at/de/projects/...

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Call for Papers - Spielerfahrung

Call for Papers – Spielerfahrung Einreichung bis zum 01.09.2026 Studierendentagung der Ludobande vom 11. bis 14. März 2027 in Innsbruck

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AKGWDS @akgwds.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

In eigener Sache: Der AKGWDS kritisiert mit einem offenen Brief aktuelle Tendenzen aus Politik und Spielebranche, die ohnehin schon schwierige Lage bei der Archivierung und damit Sicherung von digitalen Spielen als Kulturgut nur noch weiter zu erschweren. #Spielwissenschaft akgwds.de/2026/08/17/o...

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Offener Brief des AKGWDS zur Sicherung Digitaler Spiele als Kulturgut - Arbeitskreis Geisteswissenschaften und Digitale Spiele

Wissenschaft, Forschung und Lehre profitieren davon, wenn sich Theorien nicht nur abstrakt formulieren lassen, sondern auch greifbar sind. In der Spielwissenschaft braucht es dafür die Spiele selbst, ...

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Scott Routenberg @scottroutenberg.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I mapped out how the composers of Zelda: BOTW use jazz theory to create some of the most iconic game music of the 21st century. Check out my 5-min annotated breakdown for my film and game scoring class: #jazzsky #gamemusic #zelda #botw #ludomusicology www.youtube.com/watch?v=Epgo...

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The Hidden Jazz Theory in Zelda: BOTW (A Composer's Analysis)

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Ryan Thompson @bardicknowledge.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

This is your required reading for the day, ludomusicology friends. Thanks to @danielleri.bsky.social for retweeting it to me. I’ll note: if you have adequate and stable fulltime income you should be supporting both musicians and journalists. Buy a @discocact.us album. Sign up for @gameinformer.com

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Akito INOUE @hiyokoya6.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

生稲先生が特に中心になり、私も編者の一人を勤めた "Japanese Game Studies"が2026/8/18付けで刊行されました。自分のPCを確認したら、この本を出しましょうという話が動き始めたのが、2021年5月で、なんと5年かけての出版……！執筆いただいた皆様に改めて御礼申し上げます。編著：生稲史彦・福田一史・井上明人・小林信重執筆：松永伸司, 中村彰憲, 川﨑寧生, 黄巍, 吉田寛, ロート・マーティン link.springer.com/book/9789819...

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Japanese Game Studies

This book introduces the study of games in Japan. It provides a guide for those who want to study Japanese games and do so in Japan.

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Ludomusicology Research Group @ludomusicology.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

After 3 days filled with excellent presentations #Ludo2026 is now over. A huge THANK YOU goes to our fabulous host Michael Austin, our amazing keynote speaker Poppy Wilde, and all of you for being such a wonderful, inspiring and welcoming community! 🫶 #vgm #gamemusic #gameaudio #gamestudies

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Ludomusicology Research Group @ludomusicology.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Aaaand #Ludo2026, the 15th #Ludomusicology conference has just started with a warm greeting of our host! We wish everyone three inspiring and insightful days at Edge Hill University or from afar if you are joining us online! #gamestudies #vgm #gamesound #gamemusic #gameaudio

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Ludomusicology Research Group @ludomusicology.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Next week the 15th Conference on Game Music and Sound ( #Ludo2026 ) will take place! 🤩 Remote participation is also possible. Please find all info on our website: www.ludomusicology.org #gameaudio #gamestudies #vgm #ludomusicology #gamemusic #gaming #games #gamesound

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Ryan Thompson @bardicknowledge.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Fellow forum user DarkCecil13 (younger brother of a high school friend, and I hope he's well!) had me check out the site in 2003 and I registered the next year when I headed to college. Can't recommend the site enough to all my followers but I'll specifically tag @ludomusicology.bsky.social here.

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Phillip Brandes @litgamestudies.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Dear #GameCultureStudies people – @caroleinx.bsky.social, @anjalovescats.bsky.social and me are editing a volume on methods for researching digital games and game culture, using #TheLegendofZelda as an example. Abstracts are due by 20th July; find out more here:

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CfP – »It’s Dangerous to go alone! Take this [method].«

Methoden zur Analyse von digitalen Spielen am Beispiel der ›The Legend of Zelda‹-Reihe

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Ludomusicology Research Group @ludomusicology.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

ICYMI: Registration is open for #Ludo2026! Looking forward to celebrate our 15th anniversary with you. 🥳 All info: www.ludomusicology.org/ludo2026/ #ludomusicology #gamestudies #gameaudio #vgm ##gamesound #games #gaming #musicology

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LudoBande @ludobande.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Call for Papers – Spielerfahrung Studierendentagung der Ludobande vom 11. bis 14. März 2027 in Innsbruck gerne fleißig verbreiten www.uibk.ac.at/de/projects/...

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Call for Papers - Spielerfahrung

Call for Papers – Spielerfahrung Einreichung bis zum 01.09.2026 Studierendentagung der Ludobande vom 11. bis 14. März 2027 in Innsbruck

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Ludomusicology Research Group @ludomusicology.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

We are excited to announce our keynote speaker for #Ludo2026 Dr. @poppywilde.bsky.social, author of "Posthuman Gaming: Avatars, Gamers, and Entangled Subjectivities" (Routledge, 2023)! Please find more info on her work via 👉https://www.poppywilde.co.uk/ #ludomusicology #vgm #gamestudies #gameaudio

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Ludomusicology Research Group @ludomusicology.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

We are pleased to announce the programme for the 15th anniversary conference #Ludo2026. 😊 We will also announce this year's keynote soon, so stay tuned! #ludomusicology #gamestudies #vgm #gamesound #gamemusic #retrogaming #games www.ludomusicology.org/2026/05/08/l...

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Ludo2026 Programme Now Available – Ludomusicology

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SSSMG @sssmg.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

The latest issue of the 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 is now out! Check the Winter 2026 volume at online.ucpress.edu/jsmg/issue/7/1 With articles by Ryan Thompson, Ryan J. Lambe, Alexander Nunes, Dominique Arsenault and David Raybould #vgm @ucpress.bsky.social #ludomusicology

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Volume 7 Issue 1 | Journal of Sound and Music in Games | University of California Press

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Ludomusicology Research Group @ludomusicology.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Thank you for submitting so many fantastic abstracts! 🤩 By now, you should have received an Email from the program committee. Stay tuned while we are preparing the program for the 15th Ludomusicology conference! 😊 #ludomusicology #spielwissenschaft #gamestudies #gameaudio #ludo2026 #vgm

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Ludomusicology Research Group @ludomusicology.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Remember submitting your abstracts! Please find all info on our website.👇 😊 #Ludo2026 #gamestudies #ludomusicology #gameaudio #vgm

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Ludomusicology Research Group @ludomusicology.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

ICYMI: There is still time to submit your proposal for #Ludo2026! Please find all info on our website, and feel free to spread the word, of course. #gamestudies #ludomusicology #gamesound #gameaudio #vgm

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Jesper Juul @jesperjuul.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Not a holiday piece, but could be, Linus Åkesson's version of Ravel's Boléro for mostly Commodore 64-derived instruments, with a floppy drive, NES, and Amiga thrown in. As always, an explosive combination of technical and musical skill, and understatedness. #c64 www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMGb...

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8-bit Boléro (The World's Most Ambitious Chiptune?)

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GamesMarket @gamesmarket.global · 21/11/2025

The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by @gamestudies.bsky.social, is published weekly on @gamesmarket.global. This week's topic include a trip down Darkwood, a glance at Tampere and a ludomusicology conference. www.gamesmarket.global/game-studies...

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Game Studies Watchlist #46

The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr. Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topic include a trip down Darkwood, a glance at Tampere a ludomusicology conf...

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Department of Media & Information at Michigan State University @mediainfomsu.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Congratulations to Drs. Ryan Thompson, Dana Plank, Julianne Grasso, & Karen Cook, for “Ludomusicology Thursday Episode 296: Shadow of the Colossus (featuring Damian Kastbauer)”, nominated for Best Game Audio Presentation, Podcast, or Broadcast in the Game Audio Network Guild awards!

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Ludomusicology Thursday #296: Shadow of the Colossus

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Ludomusicology Research Group @ludomusicology.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

CfP: #Ludo2026 will take place 6 – 8 August, 2026, at Edge Hill University. The 15th anniversary conference theme is ‘Pushing limits and crossing borders’. Please find all info here: www.ludomusicology.org/2025/11/16/l... #ludomusicology #gamestudies #gamesound #gameaudio #vgm #music #soundstudies

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François Gérin-Lajoie @oragus.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

I didn't start it yet. It's seen through the lens of ludomusicology, a field of study in academia. I've read some books and essays from ludomusicology and it's actually quite interesting. I'm finishing Pixel Soundtracks (www.amazon.ca/Pixel-Soundt...), and that's a blast! I highly recommend it.

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Pixel Soundtracks: Exploring Video Game Music through Twenty Games

Pixel Soundtracks: Exploring Video Game Music through Twenty Games: Summers, Tim: 9781538192764: Books - Amazon.ca

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James Denis Mc Glynn @jdmcglynn.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

🚨 Screen Music / Ludomusicology CFP ℹ️ Symposium: “What Does Video Game Music Tell Us About Music?” 🗓️ 15–16 Sep 2026 📍 University of Liège (Belgium) 📩 Deadline: 31 Dec 2025 www.liegegamelab.uliege.be/cms/c_127714...

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Colloque international "Que nous dit la musique de jeu vidéo de la musique ?" / What Does Video Game Music Tell us About Music ?"

Colloque / Symposium : “Que nous dit la musique de jeu vidéo de la musique ?” / “What Does Video Game Music Tell Us About Music?”. 1st edition: September 15-16 2026, University of Liège (Belgium)

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Dr. George Reid @georgeryr.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Special series on Chiptune in the 21st Century has launched with Journal of Sound and Music in Games! If you are interested in submitting a paper, please get in touch - abstract below and CFP to follow! Big Ludo love. @ludomusicology.bsky.social #chiptune #ludomusiology #chipmusic #chipscene

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 08/10/2025

Some musical new additions to our shelves thanks to the amazing folks over at @intellectbooks.bsky.social 🙏 💙 For all you #Ludomusicology fans out there, be sure to check out this “Studies in Game Sound and Music” series. 🎶 📚 #GameStudies @ludomusicology.bsky.social

A series of five books related to video game music that are sitting on top of a wooden table. The first one is called nostalgia and video game music and the cover resembles a red game boy the second is called the music of Nobuo Uematsu in the Final Fantasy series, the third book is called analyzing NES music. The fourth book is called. The legend of Zelda ocarina of Time and the final book is called gender, race, and religion in video game

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Ph(Dana) the Musicologess @musicologess.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Announcing our JSMG editorial board Pipeline to Publication Workshop Friday, October 17 at 2pm EDT/7pm GMT at tinyurl.com/bdcpupby, passcode: 847119. We hope you can join us, and please share this post to all who might benefit!

Flyer that includes the cover image of the Journal of Sound and Music in Games in light blue text over a dark background and the text Pipeline to Publication: A JSMG Mentorship Workshop. Friday, October 17. 2:00pm EDT, 7:00pm UTC/GMT. https://tinyurl.com/bdcpupby
Passcode: 847119

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AKGWDS @akgwds.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Ein CfP zu DSA: “Vom Staat der Amazonen bis Praios’ Zorn – Die politische Ideengeschichte in der Welt von Das Schwarze Auge” 📝Bis zum 10. Januar 2026 suchen Lena Falkenhagen und Eugen Pfister eure Kapitelvorschläge! ▶️Mehr Infos: spielkult.hypotheses.org/8311

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Call for Papers: “Vom Staat der Amazonen bis Praios’ Zorn – Die politische Ideengeschichte in der Welt von Das Schwarze Auge”

von Lena Falkenhagen & Eugen Pfister Zum geplanten Sammelband: Das Schwarze Auge war lange Zeit das bedeutendste Pen-and-Paper-Rollenspiel im deutschsprachigen Raum. Für viele Jugendliche und junge E...

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Ludomusicology Research Group @ludomusicology.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Out now: the latest special issue of JSMG (Volume 6, Issue 3) with a focus on "Fostering a Latin American Approach to Ludomusicological Research". Congratulations to all guest editors and authors! 🥳 #ludomusicology #gamestudies #gameaudio #vgm online.ucpress.edu/jsmg

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Journal of Sound and Music in Games | University of California Press

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_lemon @andylemon.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Ace talk from Barn at the Centre for Computing History in the UK on the history of the #demoscene , early music software and his history in the scene/career in VGM :) will be of great interest to fellow ludomusicologists too! <3 \o_ #commodore #amiga #amiga40th www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCtS...

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He Wrote Music for the Demo Scene and More - Andrew Barnabas aka Barn aka Nightshade - Amiga at 40

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Brian Schmidt @gamesound.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

GameSoundCon Earlybird Registration ENDS TOMORROW, Sept 16, 11:59pm PST 🎮🎧 www.gamesoundcon.com/registration

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Registration for Video Game Music and Sound Design Conference

Registration for GameSoundCon Los Angeles

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Ludomusicology Research Group @ludomusicology.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

In 2026, we will have not 1, but even 2 anniversaries! 😱 #Ludo2026 will be the 15th #Ludomusicology conference, and the @sssmg.bsky.social will already celebrate its 10th anniversary. Ludomusicology has come a long way. Stay tuned for more info! #gamestudies #gamemusic #spielwissenschaft #gameaudio

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Alberto Porta @aporta.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

🪃 ¿Qué es el búmeran ludomusical? ¿Y cómo afecta a la franquicia de #FinalFantasyVII y a la trilogía del remake? Ya disponible el videoensayo basado en el artículo científico publicado en JoSSIT #GameStudies #Ludomusicology 📽️ youtu.be/KSsathx4cBw?... 📝 doi.org/10.60940/jos...

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Búmeran ludomusical. Puzle narrativo-musical en Final Fantasy VII Remake

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Tom Apperley @t0mm7.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

🫠 A thread from @rainforestsb.bsky.social and my recent presentation at #ludo2025 (ludomusicology conference) which examines how nu metal and early 2000s gaming culture contributed to the reinforcement of white male anger (1/20).

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Tharcisio Vaz @tharcisiovaz.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

It’s great to be back in Brazil after a productive and memorable trip to London for the presentation of the Keynote in Ludo2025 @ludomusicology.bsky.social I’m honored by the invitation and happy for this achievement. Let's keep going. 🙌🎮🎧❤️ #gamecomposer #ludo2025 #london #gamemusic #phd #postphd

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Ludomusicology Research Group @ludomusicology.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

And #ludo2025 is over! We wish you safe travels. A huge thank you to our fabulous host Milly Gunn, our brilliant keynote speaker TharcisioVaz, and all of you for being a wonderful and welcoming community. Stay tuned for #Ludo2026, the 15th annual #Ludomusicology conference! #gamestudies #Gameaudio

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Intellect Books @intellectbooks.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

🎮 Intellect is proud to support #Ludo2025 (10–12 July, UEL)! 📚 Get 30% off books with INTELLECT30 🆕 International Journal of Disney Studies – now free online 📝 Seeking proposals in game music, pop music & game studies! 📩 james@intellectbooks.com 👉www.intellectbooks.c...

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Ludomusicology Research Group @ludomusicology.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Delighted to announce that the 14th Ludomusicology conference kicks off this Thursday in London and in-person tickets are sold out! Looking forward to seeing you either on site or online (online tickets still available!). #gameaudio #vgm Check it out: www.ludomusicology.org/2025/05/08/l...

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Ludo2025 Programme Now Available – Ludomusicology

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Ludomusicology Research Group @ludomusicology.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Next week, the 14th European Conference on #VideoGameMusic and Sound, will take place on 10 – 12 July, 2025, at University of East London. Looking forward to seeing you either on site or online! www.ludomusicology.org/ludo2025/ #ludomusicology #gamestudies #gameaudio #vgm #ludo2025

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